Good sci-fi games - an IFDB Poll

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I'm looking for a good science fiction game (sci-fi game) for example, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom. Can't get enough sci-fi text adventures.

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Glowgrass, by Nate Cull
5 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --o0pyromancer0o... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo...

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Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home, by Andrew Plotkin
5 votes
"May be more..." [+]"May be more mystical than what you're looking for, but it's a pretty good space story." --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Floatpoint, by Emily Short
4 votes
"Emily Short, nuff said" [+]"Emily Short, nuff said" --Hanon Ondricek... "Completely..." [+]"Completely solvable. No walk-throughs needed. Not too long. " --Gnu Don... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Fail-Safe, by Jon Ingold
4 votes
"Short game with an interesting concept." [+]"Short game with an interesting concept." () --Simon Deimel... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Molly... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Fredrik... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Babel, by Ian Finley
4 votes
"Horror sci-fi set in an isolated lab" [+]"Horror sci-fi set in an isolated lab" () --Molly... "The plot is a bit..." [+]"The plot is a bit trite, but the writing and puzzles are excellent." --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Fabien Vidal... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin
3 votes
"Very good science..." [+]"Very good science fiction/espionage story." --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --o0pyromancer0o... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian
3 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky
3 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Fredrik... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --o0pyromancer0o... "More comedy than..." [+]"More comedy than science." () --Amphiareion...

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Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky
3 votes
"Another Infocom Gem" [+]"Another Infocom Gem" () --MattC... "Best SciFi NPC Robot" [+]"Best SciFi NPC Robot" --Chuckles... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk...

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Leather Goddesses of Phobos, by Steve Meretzky
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --o0pyromancer0o... "1930s pulp era..." [+]"1930s pulp era science..." () --Amphiareion...

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Changes, by David Given
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Floating Info... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Andromeda Awakening - The Final Cut, by Marco Innocenti
2 votes
"Start of a great series" [+]"Start of a great series: The Andromeda games are pretty solid hard sci-fi, with Andromeda Apocalypse winning the IFcomp the year before last." () --Joey Jones... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Wade Clarke...

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Rogue of the Multiverse, by C.E.J. Pacian
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --o0pyromancer0o... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo...

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Kaged, by Ian Finley
2 votes
"Dystopian science..." [+]"Dystopian science fiction along the lines of "1984"." --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk...

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The Axolotl Project, by Samantha Vick
2 votes
"Well-written familiar tropes" [+]"Well-written familiar tropes: Stellar non-abstract use of Twine" ( - Full review) --Hanon Ondricek... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Andromeda Apocalypse — Extended Edition, by Marco Innocenti
2 votes
"Best piece of sci-fi I've experienced in years" [+]"Best piece of sci-fi I've experienced in years: This and its predecessor, Andromeda Awakening, are both fantastically written. This just happens to be the one I like even more." ( - Full review) --mjhayes... "More accessible..." [+]"More accessible and directed than the first game in the series, which is already on this list. It won IFComp, too." --Wade Clarke...

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Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto
1 vote
"An excellent,..." [+]"An excellent, atmospheric game. The science fiction element takes a backseat to the mystery/horror one, but is definitely there." --Christina Nordlander...

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Jigsaw, by Graham Nelson
1 vote
"Time travel and many puzzles" [+]"Time travel and many puzzles" () --PVince81...

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Life On Mars?, by Hugo Labrande
1 vote
"Short and powerfull Sci-fi" [+]"Short and powerfull Sci-fi: That story is so deep rooted in 2015 reallity, I wonder how it will age. Well, I guess.
In french." ( - Full review) --Fabien Vidal
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A Mind Forever Voyaging, by Steve Meretzky
1 vote
"This is one of..." [+]"This is one of the best games I've played. It's a nice blend of storytelling and exploration. I really like the premise. " --Gnu Don...

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All Things Devours, by half sick of shadows
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --DAB...

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Stationfall, by Steve Meretzky
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk...

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Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
1 vote
"Full of gadgets and unusual technology" [+]"Full of gadgets and unusual technology: And while it might be considered very soft fantasy SF, the world works on very clear linguistic logic." --Hanon Ondricek...

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Coloratura, by Lynnea Glasser
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Spike...

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The Heart of Gold, by Frank Kunze
1 vote
"Hitchhiker's Guide spin-off" [+]"Hitchhiker's Guide spin-off" ( - Full review) --Denk...

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Worldsmith, by Ade McT
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk...

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Moments Out of Time, by L. Ross Raszewski
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --PVince81...

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The Elysium Enigma, by Eric Eve
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --o0pyromancer0o...

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Book and Volume, by Nick Montfort
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --o0pyromancer0o...

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